Cheyenne County warms into the upper 80s Monday before windy Tuesday
Cheyenne Wells will see a warm Memorial Day with a high near 87, followed by a windy Tuesday in which sustained south winds of 25 to 30 mph and gusts to 40 mph are forecast across eastern Colorado, the National Weather Service in Goodland, Kan., said. Storm chances increase by Wednesday as a slow-moving upper low takes shape over the central Rockies.
Monday is sunny over Cheyenne Wells with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon and gusts to 30 mph. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms develops after 3 p.m. Overnight skies cloud over with a 20 percent chance of evening storms and a low around 52, breezy on a south wind 15 to 20 mph.
“Sustained winds of at least 30 to 40 mph are forecast across eastern Colorado Tuesday,” meteorologists in the Goodland, Kan., forecast office wrote in Sunday’s Area Forecast Discussion, noting an 850-millibar low-level jet as the primary driver of the abnormally strong sustained winds.
Windy Tuesday across eastern Colorado
Tuesday’s high is forecast near 82 under mostly sunny skies, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon and gusts as high as 40 mph. A 20 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms is in the forecast. The Goodland office cited a 5 to 10 percent chance gusts could exceed 55 mph along with low confidence on blowing dust.
No Red Flag Warning was in effect for Cheyenne County as of Sunday afternoon, and no fire-weather watch had been issued by the Goodland office for Tuesday. Even so, the combination of low humidity and high winds warrants caution with any open flame outdoors.
Cheyenne Wells, Colo. — Five-day forecast (May 25–29)
Source: National Weather Service, Goodland, Kan. — Issued Sunday, May 24, 2026
| Period | Sky Conditions | High/Low | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Sunny; 20% T-storms late PM | 87 | SE 15–20 mph, gusts 30 mph |
| Monday night | Cloudy to partly cloudy; 20% T-storms | 52 | S 15–20 mph, gusts 30 mph |
| Tuesday | Mostly sunny; 20% T-storms PM | 82 | S 25–30 mph, gusts 40 mph |
| Tuesday night | Mostly cloudy; 20% showers/storms | 49 | Breezy SSE |
| Wednesday | Mostly cloudy; 40% T-storms PM | 77 | Breezy SE |
| Wednesday night | Mostly cloudy; 30% T-storms | 49 | Light SE |
| Thursday | Mostly sunny; 20% T-storms PM | 78 | Light SE |
| Thursday night | Mostly clear | 50 | Light |
| Friday | Mostly sunny | 85 | Light south |
| Friday night | Partly cloudy; 20% T-storms | 51 | Light |
(Kiowa County Press)
Tuesday and Wednesday
Wednesday cools to a high near 77 under mostly cloudy skies, with a 40 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms as Pacific moisture interacts with the slow-moving upper low. The Goodland discussion noted a 30 to 50 percent chance of more than a tenth of an inch of rain in a 24-hour period for the middle of the week, with CAPE values in the 1,000 to 1,500 joules-per-kilogram range supporting storm development.
Extended outlook: Thursday and Friday
Thursday remains unsettled with a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms and a high near 78. Friday is warmer and drier, with a high near 85 under mostly sunny skies. The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-to-10 day outlook, valid May 30 through June 3, and 8-to-14 day outlook, valid June 1 through 7, are consistent with the Goodland office’s longer-range view of warm temperatures, occasional gusty winds and recurring afternoon storm chances. Forecasters are watching for the possibility of a slow-moving convergence zone over Kansas that could draw additional moisture into eastern Colorado.
Drivers traveling U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 70 across the eastern plains Tuesday should be alert to the potential for blowing dust and reduced visibility during the strongest afternoon gusts.
